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an bankrupt announcement from the white house this morning president obama has decided the u.s. should take military action in syria for the alleged use of chemical weapons. we get the latest. >> reporter: president obama has put military action against syria on hold. >> the power is rooted not just in our military might but in our example as a government of the people, by the people and for the people. i will seek authorization for the use of force from the american people's representatives in congress. >> the president says he's firmly decided on a military response. >> what message will we send if a dictator can gas hundreds of children in plain sight and pay no price? >> the inspectors cross the syrian border on saturday, it set off furious speculation as to when a u.s. attack on syria might begin. the white house has turned up the rhetoric to red hot with secretary of state john kerry calling syrian leader bashar al assad a thug and murderer. >> we saw rows of children lying side by side, sprawled on a hospital floor, all of them dead from assad's gas. >> with u.s. warships
an bankrupt announcement from the white house this morning president obama has decided the u.s. should take military action in syria for the alleged use of chemical weapons. we get the latest. >> reporter: president obama has put military action against syria on hold. >> the power is rooted not just in our military might but in our example as a government of the people, by the people and for the people. i will seek authorization for the use of force from the american people's...
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i want to begin with the statement from president obama. . he is going to ask congress to vote first. in a statement on the white house lawn, the president says the u.s. should target syrian government sites. he wants to get approval from congress. lawmakers are not due back from their summer break until september 9th. president obama also indicated he won't wait for a report by u.n. chemical weapons inspectors, nor will he look for approval from the u.n. security council. our whi white house correspondent mike vaquiera, a big surprise from the president, mike. sgl we had a tip that he was not going to announce imminent action. the destroyers were in place. secretary kerry had laid out the indictment in the eyes of the administration yesterday. the evidence collected by intelligence sources had made some of that public about four pages worth. the president spoke to this yesterday making it clear that a limited, so-called surgical strikes, were something that was in order. and then, he made the announcement that will not many of us expected be
i want to begin with the statement from president obama. . he is going to ask congress to vote first. in a statement on the white house lawn, the president says the u.s. should target syrian government sites. he wants to get approval from congress. lawmakers are not due back from their summer break until september 9th. president obama also indicated he won't wait for a report by u.n. chemical weapons inspectors, nor will he look for approval from the u.n. security council. our whi white house...
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thomas. >> are binges reacting to obama's commentseuropeans react obama's comments >> here in britain, the prime ministern, of course, who got a real beating earlier in the week getting turned down in parliament has already tweeted, "i understand and support barack obama's position on syria." within his own party, there is now being some political gains to be made domestically here some talk of perhaps talking it back to parliament in another vote to then go along with some sort of congressional vote. it's far too early to say whether or not that's happened. here in london, there has been a very positive response from the conservative government. no response from the opposition labor government quite yet, but the decision to take this, a much more measured step is no doubt going to be met with agreement by a lot of people, a lot of people who went on the streets today to procetest some sort of swift, thomas. >> if the president loses the vote in congress, could this be seen as a setback in the international community? >> without a doubt. i think there is a strong belief here, certainl
thomas. >> are binges reacting to obama's commentseuropeans react obama's comments >> here in britain, the prime ministern, of course, who got a real beating earlier in the week getting turned down in parliament has already tweeted, "i understand and support barack obama's position on syria." within his own party, there is now being some political gains to be made domestically here some talk of perhaps talking it back to parliament in another vote to then go along with...
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quacks shortly before 2:00, president obama came to the rose garden of companies by vice president joe biden. we will show these to you now. >> good afternoon. 10 days ago the world watched in horror as men, women and children were massacred in syria in the worst chemical attack in the 21st century. thatrday they presented the syrian government was responsible for this attack on its own people. it shows them preparing to use chemical weapons, launching rockets in the highly populated suburbs of damascus, and acknowledging that a chemical weapons attack took place. all of this corporate's what the world can plainly see. hospitals overflowing with victims. terrible images of the dead. all told, well over 1000 people were murdered. several hundred of them were children. young girls and boys gassed to death by their own government. this attack is an assault on human community. it also presents a serious danger to our national security. it risks making a mockery of the global role vision on the use of chemical weapons. it endangers our friends and our partners along syria's border including
quacks shortly before 2:00, president obama came to the rose garden of companies by vice president joe biden. we will show these to you now. >> good afternoon. 10 days ago the world watched in horror as men, women and children were massacred in syria in the worst chemical attack in the 21st century. thatrday they presented the syrian government was responsible for this attack on its own people. it shows them preparing to use chemical weapons, launching rockets in the highly populated...
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but what that meant was that she and obama split the delegates from that state. so it was basically a washout. if instead he had been challenged and the signature forgery had been discovered then, he would not have been on the ballot. now, can you imagine what a fiasco that would have been if a major democratic candidate wasn't on the ballot in a big state like indiana? hillary clinton had won, had gotten all 72 delegates, what would that have done to his campaign? you know, he was not the set nominee at the time. like i said, it was a hot race, and this might have been something that stopped his momentum and allowed hillary clinton to become the nominee. we'll never know. but that fraud affected everyone because it potentially helped get barack obama elected. another piece of voter fraud that affected every person in this room is fact that in 2008 you all may recall we had one of closest senate races in united states history in minnesota. 2.9 million votes were cast, and on election day the republican incumbent, norm coleman, was ahead by a little over 700 votes
but what that meant was that she and obama split the delegates from that state. so it was basically a washout. if instead he had been challenged and the signature forgery had been discovered then, he would not have been on the ballot. now, can you imagine what a fiasco that would have been if a major democratic candidate wasn't on the ballot in a big state like indiana? hillary clinton had won, had gotten all 72 delegates, what would that have done to his campaign? you know, he was not the set...
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president obama is supposed to be there. diplomats think the strikes will take place well before thursday. otherwise it could be a rather embarrassing and difficult meeting there in russia. >> david jackson joins us live on the border between lebanon and syria. david, what are people telling you about what is happening right now in syria? >> well, richelle, no doubt about it. there is increased tension, hot, dusty, busy day, a lot of traffic in both direction. a lot of people going out of syria, a lot of people going into syria, both. there has been tension, nerves being on edge. it's understandable. we've talked to people even from the united nations coming out of the united nations mission in syria, and they waited for the very last moment to come out today. they were given the option of staying or leaving, and today is the last that they're getting a chance to get out. the traffic has diminished. you may see behind me, the border point is flatter now, it's 7:30 at night, so at night, dark, we don't have a whole lot of mov
president obama is supposed to be there. diplomats think the strikes will take place well before thursday. otherwise it could be a rather embarrassing and difficult meeting there in russia. >> david jackson joins us live on the border between lebanon and syria. david, what are people telling you about what is happening right now in syria? >> well, richelle, no doubt about it. there is increased tension, hot, dusty, busy day, a lot of traffic in both direction. a lot of people going...
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. >> reporter: president obama is weighing the options to the chemical weapons attack carried out last week. the president is speak with his national security team while assuring americans it would not pull the u.s. into a long-term conflict. >> we are looking at the possibility of a limited, narrow act. we're not considering any open-ended commitment. >> military experts say the u.s. is eyeing a response of air strikes in syria's capitol. >> they know who that unit is. they know where they can be located. they will punish them with military strikes. they'll probably level a ministry of defense building. >> but it may be a tough sale to the u.s. public. 50% of americans oppose taking military action in syria. the u.s. would be acting without the help of one of the strongest allies. the president indicates france is him. this congressman says he's seen conclusive evidence of a chemical attack by the syrian government. >> we don't want to rush to judgment. whatever targets are being considered, if they were to strike syria, that we do not hit civilian or innocent people. >> ama daetz, ab
. >> reporter: president obama is weighing the options to the chemical weapons attack carried out last week. the president is speak with his national security team while assuring americans it would not pull the u.s. into a long-term conflict. >> we are looking at the possibility of a limited, narrow act. we're not considering any open-ended commitment. >> military experts say the u.s. is eyeing a response of air strikes in syria's capitol. >> they know who that unit is....
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president obama weighing a critical decision today, what to do in syria. and a briefing is expected at the united nations today after inspectors gathered evidence to determine if there was a chemical weapons attack. we have reporters in new york, washington, and, of course, around the world. >>> and investigators are digging into a dark path at an old reform school in florida. they're exhuming unmarked graves, and we'll have more on the disturbing story straight ahead. >>> and three weeks after 16-year-old hannah anderson was rescued, she appears to be recovering from her terrible ordeal, but there are still so many questions. we hear from a family member who wants to know why this happened. >>> united nations inspectors have left syria with bags of evidence and stories from witnesses about a deadly chemical weapon attack. as the world waits to hear what they found, the united nations appears to be getting ready -- rather, the united states appears to be getting ready for a strike. u.s. secretary of state john kerry and president barack obama making the ca
president obama weighing a critical decision today, what to do in syria. and a briefing is expected at the united nations today after inspectors gathered evidence to determine if there was a chemical weapons attack. we have reporters in new york, washington, and, of course, around the world. >>> and investigators are digging into a dark path at an old reform school in florida. they're exhuming unmarked graves, and we'll have more on the disturbing story straight ahead. >>> and...
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they left syria overnight as president obama considers launching an u.s. military strike. they've been gathering evidence near damascus. it could be after the final report of analyses is -- analysis of the county. he'll have little international support. russian president has asked the president to consider whether a strike would be worth civilian casualties? syrian officials say they expect an attack any time right now. four us war ships are in the meditteraneanian sea. >>> several members of the syrian american council have organized vigils calling on to the united states to respond to the chemical attack. some say because the country is under control of what dictator a military strike would cause harm to civilians. >> there is no win win situation. it's lose lose. it's a dictatorship or it's going to be muslim brotherhood or some other form of unstable government. >> president obama said it would not be about regime change but only retribution for the use of chemical weapons. >>> they've approved several bills for consideration, bills that include legislation to raise t
they left syria overnight as president obama considers launching an u.s. military strike. they've been gathering evidence near damascus. it could be after the final report of analyses is -- analysis of the county. he'll have little international support. russian president has asked the president to consider whether a strike would be worth civilian casualties? syrian officials say they expect an attack any time right now. four us war ships are in the meditteraneanian sea. >>> several...
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president obama says he is weighing limited and narrow action against the syrian government which means no american troops would be on the ground. the president blames the government of launching or rather accuses the government of launching the attack that reportedly killed over 1,400 people including 400 children. the syrian government denies the allegation. protesters for and against the military strikes are expected to gather outside of the white house today. >>> a new nbc poll shows that half of americans are against it while 42% support the air strikes. >>> still ahead on "today in the bay" historic same sex wedding set to happen to dday. we le show you the connection with the supreme court. >>> good morning. once again, look at the live shot from freemont this morning. lots of blue skies, and good temperatures for the holiday weekend, even if things will get a little more tricky later on as we head into the work week. rob has that in a bit. >>> a supreme court justice ruth bader ginsberg will make history today. she will become the first supreme court member to conduct a same-sex
president obama says he is weighing limited and narrow action against the syrian government which means no american troops would be on the ground. the president blames the government of launching or rather accuses the government of launching the attack that reportedly killed over 1,400 people including 400 children. the syrian government denies the allegation. protesters for and against the military strikes are expected to gather outside of the white house today. >>> a new nbc poll...
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president obama and mrs. obama, presidents clinton and carter, other distinguished program participants, i'm honored to be among you today and to address this historic gathering. i don't know if i am the most senior speaker to address this assembly today, but i'm certainly and surely the only person alive who knew martin luther king, jr. when he was a baby. it has been my great privilege to watch my little brother grow and thrive and develop into a fine man and then a great leader whose legacy continues to inspire countless millions around the world. unfortunately, a bout with a flu virus 50 years ago prevented me from attending the original march. but i was able to watch it on television, and i was as awe- struck as everyone else. i knew martin was an excellent preacher because i had seen him deliver on many occasions. but on that day, martin achieved greatness because he melded the hopes and dreams of millions into a grand vision of healing, reconciliation, and brotherhood. the dream my brother shared with
president obama and mrs. obama, presidents clinton and carter, other distinguished program participants, i'm honored to be among you today and to address this historic gathering. i don't know if i am the most senior speaker to address this assembly today, but i'm certainly and surely the only person alive who knew martin luther king, jr. when he was a baby. it has been my great privilege to watch my little brother grow and thrive and develop into a fine man and then a great leader whose legacy...
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. >> from the white house, president obama is weighing the option notice response to a chemical weapons attack he said syria's government carried out last week. the president is speaking with his national security team while assuring americans that a strike against bashar al assad's government would not result in a long-term conflict. >> we are looking at the possibility of a narrow, limited act. we aren't considering any open-ended commitment. we aren't considering any boots-on-the-ground approach. >> he said the u.s. is eyeing a measured response in the form of air strikes on syria's capital. >> they will go after the unit that conducted the attack on the civilians. they know where they are and they will punish them with strikes, but they will also do something visually compelling. they will level probably a military of defense building. >> but it may be a tough sell to the u.s. public. one new poll reveals 50% of the americans oppose taking military action in syria. the u.s. would be acting without the help. one of its strongest allies. britain's parliament has voted against taking a
. >> from the white house, president obama is weighing the option notice response to a chemical weapons attack he said syria's government carried out last week. the president is speaking with his national security team while assuring americans that a strike against bashar al assad's government would not result in a long-term conflict. >> we are looking at the possibility of a narrow, limited act. we aren't considering any open-ended commitment. we aren't considering any...
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el presidente obama dijo que la respuesta es limitada y sigue la limitaciÓn de buques de guerra a la zona. vilma tnos dice ¿que quiso deci el presidente? y tiene lo Último sobre syria. >>> las fuerzas del gobierno sirio euros rebeldes se enfrentan para ganar territorio unos y otros se bombardean y se pelean ciudades claves. cuando el mundano se repone del ataque de armas quÍmicas donde murieron 1426 personas. se conocieron nuevas imÁgenes de otro ataque con armas biolÓgicas en contra de la poblaciÓn syria. no se tratÓ de gas sarÍn si no que otro agente quÍmico, posiblemente gas mostaza. hombres mujeres y menores con quemaduras en su cuerpo fien a terno deudos en un hospital en la ciudad de h alepo. >>> puede causar quemaduras de segundo grado y quemaduras significativas de tercer grado. >>> varios personas con quemaduras abiertas. >>> y en medio de su dolor les decÍa, no puedo, no puedo segÚn testigos este ataque con arma quÍmica ocurriÓ al lado de un centro educativo, mientras los estudiantes estaban en clases. >>> no escuchamos ningÚn sonido, vigente quemÁndose, me e
el presidente obama dijo que la respuesta es limitada y sigue la limitaciÓn de buques de guerra a la zona. vilma tnos dice ¿que quiso deci el presidente? y tiene lo Último sobre syria. >>> las fuerzas del gobierno sirio euros rebeldes se enfrentan para ganar territorio unos y otros se bombardean y se pelean ciudades claves. cuando el mundano se repone del ataque de armas quÍmicas donde murieron 1426 personas. se conocieron nuevas imÁgenes de otro ataque con armas biolÓgicas en...
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all they're waiting for is the order interest president obama. five guided missile destroyers in the eastern med loaded with as many as 50 tomb map hawk missiles each. we're told all the potential targets have been downloaded into those missile warheads. those targets would include the command and control center for syria's chemical weapons sites and the delivery systems is like artillery, rockets and other devices, airplanes, air strips, but president obama has made it clear that this is not an attack intended to overturn the regime, regime is not is the target. it's limited and tailored, according to the president himself, lester. >> limited and tailored, you might even call it a hit and run attack. how effective in the past have those kind of attacks been? >> reporter: history shows, lester, they're not very effective, particularly when you're up against a strong military power in the region like syria. the most famous of those ineffective attacks i guess you could say happened in 1998 when president bill clinton launched a series of cruise mi
all they're waiting for is the order interest president obama. five guided missile destroyers in the eastern med loaded with as many as 50 tomb map hawk missiles each. we're told all the potential targets have been downloaded into those missile warheads. those targets would include the command and control center for syria's chemical weapons sites and the delivery systems is like artillery, rockets and other devices, airplanes, air strips, but president obama has made it clear that this is not...
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. >> president obama is weighing the responses to a chemical weapons attack he said syria carried out last week. he's speaking with his national security team while execution americans a strike against bashar al assad's government with be limited. >> we are not considering any open-ended commitment. we aren't considering any boots on the ground approach. >> military experts say the u.s. is measuring a measured response in the form of air strikes on syria's capital. >> they will go after the unit that conducted the attack on the civiliance 678 they know where they are and they will punish them with strikes butch they will also do something visually compelling. they will level probably a military of defense building. >> but it may be a tough sell to the u.s. public. 50% of the americans oppose taking military action in syria. the u.s. would be acting without the help of one of its strong he will allies. britain's parliament has voted against taking action in syria. one man has been briefedly u.s. intelligent officials. he said he has scene conclusive evidence of a chemical attack by the
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and that president obama should consider the potential innocent victims of an attack. as the administration weighs whether to take military action, a new poll suggests americans are wided whether the u.s. should intervene. the nbc news poll ask americaned whether the u.s. should launch an attack on syria, in response to the alleged chemical weapons attack. four% said yes, 50% said no. but more americans supported military action when specifically told the attacks would not include ground troops or aircraft. 50% supported that kind of limited attack, h 4% opposed it. and when it came to the president seeking congressional arrival, nearly eight out of ten people polled by nbc said they want congress to give the president its blessing, just 16 pest said congressional approval was unnecessary. for more now on how congress is reacting. paul, i understand the white house is having more consultations at least with senate members today. >> well, that's right. you mentioned that americans want the administration to seek congressional blessing. it is not clear they will get it.
and that president obama should consider the potential innocent victims of an attack. as the administration weighs whether to take military action, a new poll suggests americans are wided whether the u.s. should intervene. the nbc news poll ask americaned whether the u.s. should launch an attack on syria, in response to the alleged chemical weapons attack. four% said yes, 50% said no. but more americans supported military action when specifically told the attacks would not include ground troops...
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they are trying to ruin obama's legacy. let's put obama ahead and let's do the right thing in 2014. i would like to see their paychecks in did until they do their job. thank you very much. guest: 2014 will be a massive they do not raise the debt ceiling. we have to get through all of october, november, december. the issues she raised of not having congress get paid seems like a far out idea. there were going to do it. that was the law that if they did not pass a budget resolution, they would not get paid. they did pass a budget resolution because they wanted to get paid. that was a temporary deal they reached. now they are facing a whole new set of challenges. host: is this a case where there is a line in the sand and some solution will come at the last hour demo -- at the last hour? guest: we have seen this movie where they dig in and somebody comes in at the last second and they get a deal. senator mcconnell, the mentor -- minority leader in the senate, does not want to be dragged into this. speaker john boehner is dealing with a lot of conservatives in his caucus that do not want
they are trying to ruin obama's legacy. let's put obama ahead and let's do the right thing in 2014. i would like to see their paychecks in did until they do their job. thank you very much. guest: 2014 will be a massive they do not raise the debt ceiling. we have to get through all of october, november, december. the issues she raised of not having congress get paid seems like a far out idea. there were going to do it. that was the law that if they did not pass a budget resolution, they would...
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president obama's going to russia next week. he canceled this meeting with putin to go to moscow to meet with putin. yes, putin is one of the major backers of assad. this is the time to double down and have those meetings. they canceled u.s. diplomats at the hague meeting with russian counterparts. why? this is the time to use all efforts at diplomacy. >> it goes in both directions. what eli was saying i think is true in the sense john kerry has worked very hard to put this geneva party together, against a lot of resistance. the argument, eli, i think state has made is their approach to meetings are not, you know, are conditional. so if there's actions like you gas 1,400 people, then there are consequences for that diplomatically. >> well, let me just put it like this. >> what about going to congress? >> we completely agree. >> we know what russia wants. they want assad to win. but we don't know that the americans want the rebels to win because they include factions that include al qaeda. i don't think there's anything really fr
president obama's going to russia next week. he canceled this meeting with putin to go to moscow to meet with putin. yes, putin is one of the major backers of assad. this is the time to double down and have those meetings. they canceled u.s. diplomats at the hague meeting with russian counterparts. why? this is the time to use all efforts at diplomacy. >> it goes in both directions. what eli was saying i think is true in the sense john kerry has worked very hard to put this geneva party...
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the president, president obama says he is confident in u.s. intelligenc intelligence. >> as you've seen we have released our intelligence that says that syria carried out a chemical weapons attack that killed hundreds of thousands of people, including children. >> this is the very dramatic, fascinating part of this. all of this happening just days before president obama heads to russia for a big conference there. the g-20 summit. >> cnn's foreign affairs correspondent jill dougherty is at the white house. should we expect to hear from the president before he leaves for stockholm and then on to russia? are we expecting to hear from him today at least? >> reporter: we aren't, at least officially. there's no indication that he's going to be making any type of public comments. in fact, his schedule today is pretty much publicly blank, which means he is still working behind the scene and meeting and speaking with his top officials. when he goes to the g-8 -- we expect that will be -- to the g-20, that would be on tuesday. that meeting, which is dev
the president, president obama says he is confident in u.s. intelligenc intelligence. >> as you've seen we have released our intelligence that says that syria carried out a chemical weapons attack that killed hundreds of thousands of people, including children. >> this is the very dramatic, fascinating part of this. all of this happening just days before president obama heads to russia for a big conference there. the g-20 summit. >> cnn's foreign affairs correspondent jill...
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you wrote a book on obama care. what makes you think that employers going from full time to part time for their employees is happening on a lancaster scale basis now? >> you know, the administration does say it's antidotal. almost every day we hear some new company say they have no choice. in order to comply with this law, they are having to put people on part time to save their companies. and when you look at bureau of labor statistics. bureau of labor statistic data, they show that last year, for every new full-time jobs created we have one part-time job. this year for every one new full-time job we have six part time jobs. something dramatic has happened. >> alisyn: in other words, the numbers have flipped in just one year between part time and full-time. explain something to me base the math doesn't add up to me. if it's a 2000 dollars fine to pay for employee to give healthcare coverage to. isn't that cheaper than giving healthcare. >> obama care health insurance is very expensive. you see, even big companies,
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conversation about needing to enforce a red line to protect an international norm, any decision by president obama to bomb syria will kill people. it will kill the guys working the night shift, people just doing their jobs to put food on their family tables. daddy who went to work that morning will not be coming home because of what this president decides to do. the assad family will be okay, of course.
conversation about needing to enforce a red line to protect an international norm, any decision by president obama to bomb syria will kill people. it will kill the guys working the night shift, people just doing their jobs to put food on their family tables. daddy who went to work that morning will not be coming home because of what this president decides to do. the assad family will be okay, of course.
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what the president said a7 >>> continuing coverage, the crieses in syria, president obama said today he is weighing limited and narrow action against the regime. he said syria has endangered the national security of the united states and has violated established norms against the use of chemical weapon. the obama administration said 1,429 people were killed in last week's chemical weapons attack, including 426 children. so far, the president has not asked congress for approval for a military strike and france is the only major foreign power to support retaliation. president obama contends there is no excuse for killing innocent people, including such large numbers of women and children. still opposition to an attack on syria is widespread both around the world and here at home. as john tells us, the president is facing a real predicament. >> reporter: an east bay physician that lived in syria as a child and visited family there as recently as five years ago. >> it's near and dear to my heart. >> reporter: the chemical weapons attack on the syrian people hit him hard. >> my heart blee
what the president said a7 >>> continuing coverage, the crieses in syria, president obama said today he is weighing limited and narrow action against the regime. he said syria has endangered the national security of the united states and has violated established norms against the use of chemical weapon. the obama administration said 1,429 people were killed in last week's chemical weapons attack, including 426 children. so far, the president has not asked congress for approval for a...
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president obama contends there is no excuse for killing innocent people, including such large numbers of women and children. still opposition to an attack on syria is widespread both around the world and here at home. as john tells us, the president is facing a real predicament. >> reporter: an east bay physician that lived in syria as a child and visited family there as recently as five years ago. >> it's near and dear to my heart. >> reporter: the chic weapons attack on the syrian people hit him hard. >> my heart bleeds for all of these kids, women and families that have lost their lives. these are my people. i'm half syrian. >> reporter: the prospect of strikes does not sit well with people. >> there there is no win win situation, it's all lose lose. it's either a dictatorship or it's going to be a muslim brotherhood or some other form of unstable government. >> reporter: there is almost no support from the world at large for a u.s. military action. just yesterday, the british parliament joined against joining the u.s. in a potential attack on syria. >> this is a regime that specia
president obama contends there is no excuse for killing innocent people, including such large numbers of women and children. still opposition to an attack on syria is widespread both around the world and here at home. as john tells us, the president is facing a real predicament. >> reporter: an east bay physician that lived in syria as a child and visited family there as recently as five years ago. >> it's near and dear to my heart. >> reporter: the chic weapons attack on the...
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it was done in libya by president obama. this has happened before. as long as there is consultance with congress, as long as theree are discussion, i think it's clear the president has a right to smaik a sure and if it's more than 60 days he needs to come to congress. the people who have accused the president through these many months of doing nothing are now accusing him when he wants to do something of not doing the right thing at all. so i think the president is put in a position of beelz damned if he does and damned if he doesn't. i trust the president. i like the president. i think he's doing the right thing. we cannot arb low thugs like assad to gas his own people. it's war crimes, and we can talk about it till we turn blue, but it's time to do something about it it. and if america has the gumption to do it, well, i think that speaks legending about our country and what we stand for. >> brown: mac thornberry, do you dispute the president has the legal authority to act now? >> i think it depends on how he intends to act. but, actually, i think t
it was done in libya by president obama. this has happened before. as long as there is consultance with congress, as long as theree are discussion, i think it's clear the president has a right to smaik a sure and if it's more than 60 days he needs to come to congress. the people who have accused the president through these many months of doing nothing are now accusing him when he wants to do something of not doing the right thing at all. so i think the president is put in a position of beelz...
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president obama attacks it is not about regime change but rather retribution. live in the news room. >>> tensions about syria along with some weakness in consumer spending sent wall street lower. the industrials dropped 30 points, the nasdaq fell 30. this has been the worst month for the markets in more than a year. >>> 22 san francisco firefighters returned home from battling the rim fire late today. the u.s. forest service says the fire is now 32% contained and growing at a slower rate. more than 200,000 acres burned since it started two weeks ago. there are still mandatory evacuations to the southeast of the fire and 4500 structures are threatened. tonight, our john fowler gives us a view of how some military hardware is helping in the fire fight. >> reporter: this drone, flying from this base in victorville, east of los angeles, beaming realtime fire video instantly to the incident commander. >> like you see a helicopter sending a live sped, it can pick up a thermal image. >> reporter: it can see hot spots. at incident command, firefighters and national gua
president obama attacks it is not about regime change but rather retribution. live in the news room. >>> tensions about syria along with some weakness in consumer spending sent wall street lower. the industrials dropped 30 points, the nasdaq fell 30. this has been the worst month for the markets in more than a year. >>> 22 san francisco firefighters returned home from battling the rim fire late today. the u.s. forest service says the fire is now 32% contained and growing at a...
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president obama says the use of chemical weapons is a challenge to the world, no decision has been made yet. secretary of state john kerry has bolstered the idea, saying that the chemical weapons killed more than 200 people. >>> and san diego mayor bob filner resigned after several women accused him of sexual w t harassment. back to lock-up. >> due to mature subject matter, viewer discretion is advised. ♪ >>> in order for us to have all of the nutrition that we need, we've actually had a calcium-enriched, fortified beverage that has all of the vitamins and nutrients that a person would normally get in a pill. if you can't take a multivitamin every day, this is a great substitution for it. we serve it in three meals a day, so they will have plenty of calcium as well as all the vitamins. when you're making up a beverage in the jail, they requested that all the color be taken out. this one right here is probably a grape flavored, and as you can see, it's completely clear. when you taste it, it has all of the flavor of a purple kool-aid that you might have in a grocery store. how's it tas
president obama says the use of chemical weapons is a challenge to the world, no decision has been made yet. secretary of state john kerry has bolstered the idea, saying that the chemical weapons killed more than 200 people. >>> and san diego mayor bob filner resigned after several women accused him of sexual w t harassment. back to lock-up. >> due to mature subject matter, viewer discretion is advised. ♪ >>> in order for us to have all of the nutrition that we need,...
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. >>> a limited narrow strike, that's what president obama said today, he is considering against syria. that came as the president and secretary of state laid out the administration's case that syria used chemical weapons against its own people. they say the price of not doing anything is too high. >> we cannot accept a world where women and children and innocent civilians are gassed on a terrible scale. >> reporter: the u.s. says the evidence is as clear as it is compelling. an intelligence report released by the administration today shows weapons personnel were on the ground making preparations. the regime elements were told to prepare for an attack with gas mask. and rockets launched at the time of the attack came from government-controlled areas. 1400 people killed including 420 children. >> the american intelligence community has high confidence, high confidence. this is common sense. this is evidence. these are facts. >> reporter: all eyes are now on president obama. >> i have not made a final decision about various actions that might be taken. >> reporter: a key question -- will
. >>> a limited narrow strike, that's what president obama said today, he is considering against syria. that came as the president and secretary of state laid out the administration's case that syria used chemical weapons against its own people. they say the price of not doing anything is too high. >> we cannot accept a world where women and children and innocent civilians are gassed on a terrible scale. >> reporter: the u.s. says the evidence is as clear as it is...
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also, reaction from the syrian community here in the bay area, marianne. >> jessica, president obama says he won't send troops into syria. today i talked with the president of the syrian american council here in the bay area. he says his group, which has 400 members, is not asking for american soldiers to respond to syria but he is hoping the u.s. will take swift action to stop what he called the syrian president's rein of terror. >> reporter: what led up to the tragic deaths of more than 1400 people in syria. today secretary of state john kerry revealed unclassified intelligence indicating the syrian regime prepared for last week's chemical attacks for days. >> this is the indiscriminate, inconceivable horror of chemical weapons. this is what assad did to his own people. >> reporter: president obama said today he is considering a limited strike. >> in no event are we considering any kind of military action that would involve boots on the ground, that would involve a long-term campaign. >> reporter: he said the world has an obligation to make sure countries are not using chemical wea
also, reaction from the syrian community here in the bay area, marianne. >> jessica, president obama says he won't send troops into syria. today i talked with the president of the syrian american council here in the bay area. he says his group, which has 400 members, is not asking for american soldiers to respond to syria but he is hoping the u.s. will take swift action to stop what he called the syrian president's rein of terror. >> reporter: what led up to the tragic deaths of...
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president obama does not want this war. he does not want to go back to the middle east. there are very little rounds of chemical weapons are being used against peaceful populations in syria that was not the case and in rock. barack barack >> i will suspect in the next 48 hours or so. >> catherine: thank you very much stephen curry i. >> jacqueline: >> reporter: we are going to have some extra fog in the morning with partial clearing as we get into the late morning hours. temperatures coming done and for sunday changes without water with a weather system coming in. for labor day clouds in the morning and sunshine in the afternoon and looking pretty nice. and then saturday it would have fog at the coast and sunshine at the rest of the bay area. these are the high clouds coming into southern california. so the calls have thickened through the day sunday. watch the showers picking up in late morning in an early afternoon. the best chance will be for the north bank. light rain hit and miss a variety showers. temperatures for small and mostly sunny skies look for a beautiful s
president obama does not want this war. he does not want to go back to the middle east. there are very little rounds of chemical weapons are being used against peaceful populations in syria that was not the case and in rock. barack barack >> i will suspect in the next 48 hours or so. >> catherine: thank you very much stephen curry i. >> jacqueline: >> reporter: we are going to have some extra fog in the morning with partial clearing as we get into the late morning hours....
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proyectanto el presidente obama como el secretario de estado fueron enfaticos al indicar que estados unidos estudia una acciÓn militar con la intencion de castigar al ejercito sirio que lo responsabiliza por ataques con armas quÍmicas. se difundiÓ un nuevo video que muestra un ataque con armas quÍmicas. >>> nuevas imÁgenes muestran el horror que se vive en seria, en este video se ve el ataque el pasado 26 de agosto. las vÍctimas de armas quimicas son jÓvenes. la mayorÍa de las victimas son estudiantes adolescentes que estaban en clases cuando un edificio cercano fue blanco del ataque. >>> en cuanto al atentado del pasado 21 de agosto un informe no confidencial seÑala que 426 niÑos estaban dentro de las vÍctimas. >>> obama asegurÓ que la accion militar no involucraria soldados, serÍa una acciÓn leve que ayudarÍa a garantizar que no solo siria y otros paÍses vigilen el veto contra uso de armas quÍmicas. el secretario john kerry dijo tener muchas pruebas de esto. >>> sabemos que el rÉgimen bashar al-asad utilizÓ varias veces esto. >>> tambiÉn indicÓ que el gobierno
proyectanto el presidente obama como el secretario de estado fueron enfaticos al indicar que estados unidos estudia una acciÓn militar con la intencion de castigar al ejercito sirio que lo responsabiliza por ataques con armas quÍmicas. se difundiÓ un nuevo video que muestra un ataque con armas quÍmicas. >>> nuevas imÁgenes muestran el horror que se vive en seria, en este video se ve el ataque el pasado 26 de agosto. las vÍctimas de armas quimicas son jÓvenes. la mayorÍa de las...
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president obama's going to russia next week. he canceled this meeting with putin to go to moscow to meet with putin. yes, putin is one of the major backers of assad. this is the time to double down and have those meetings. they canceled u.s. diplomats at the hague meeting with russian counterparts. why? this is the time to use all efforts at diplomacy. >> it goes in both directions. what eli was saying i think is true in the sense john kerry has worked very hard to put this geneva party together, against a lot of resistance. the argument, eli, i think state has made is their approach to meetings are not, you know, are conditional. so if there's actions like you gas 1,400 people, then there are consequences for that diplomatically. >> well, let me just put it like this. >> what about going to congress? >> we completely agree. >> we know what russia wants. they want assad to win. but we don't know that the americans want the rebels to win because they include factions that include al qaeda. i don't think there's anything really fr
president obama's going to russia next week. he canceled this meeting with putin to go to moscow to meet with putin. yes, putin is one of the major backers of assad. this is the time to double down and have those meetings. they canceled u.s. diplomats at the hague meeting with russian counterparts. why? this is the time to use all efforts at diplomacy. >> it goes in both directions. what eli was saying i think is true in the sense john kerry has worked very hard to put this geneva party...
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. >>> president obama said he has not decided how to respond. he calls the use of chemical weapons a threat to american security and to the security of u.s. allies. the president says he wants what he calls limited a*bs. >> we're not considering any open ended commitment. we're not considering any boots on the ground approach. what we will do is consider options that meet the narrow concern around chemical weapons understanding that there's not going to be a solely military solution to the under lying conflict and tragedy that's taking place in syria. >> our mike joins us from the white house. what more did the president say about what's needed in syria. >> the white house told us that the president continues those consultations with allies he's pokeen to a number of days since that chemical attack in syria. the president having consultations perhaps one last time. after the events of today, we first heard from john kerry, the secretary of state, he laid tout case presented that intelligence report declassified four pages wort were maps that wer
. >>> president obama said he has not decided how to respond. he calls the use of chemical weapons a threat to american security and to the security of u.s. allies. the president says he wants what he calls limited a*bs. >> we're not considering any open ended commitment. we're not considering any boots on the ground approach. what we will do is consider options that meet the narrow concern around chemical weapons understanding that there's not going to be a solely military...
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i'm going to read you why obama care kills people. here is obama care. this is a section of the bill is, rule 18023, abortions for which public funding is allowed. they're using your taxpayer dollars to fund planned parenthood to the tune of half a billion dollars a year. 23 courts have ruled it's unconstitutional to enforce. >> i want to bring back, you go to the law and say that and i go to the executive order 13523 signed by president obama march 24th, 2010 that says reinforces the commitment to the hyde amendment's policy of restricting federal funds for abortion in the context of obama care. now, this is diverting away from my question in a sense and i just want to bring you back. we're talking about someone with a pre-existing condition who will be denied health care. what is the christian position on that? because obama care will make it possible for someone with a pre-existing condition to be able to go to an insurance company and not be denied. the christian position is to deny people? chaplain? >> no, the christian position is not to kill innoc
i'm going to read you why obama care kills people. here is obama care. this is a section of the bill is, rule 18023, abortions for which public funding is allowed. they're using your taxpayer dollars to fund planned parenthood to the tune of half a billion dollars a year. 23 courts have ruled it's unconstitutional to enforce. >> i want to bring back, you go to the law and say that and i go to the executive order 13523 signed by president obama march 24th, 2010 that says reinforces the...
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within the last half-hour, president obama said he has not decided what action to take against syria in response to the u.s. conclusion that it has used chemical weapons. >> we cannot accept a world where women and children and innocent civilians are gassed on a terrible scale. this kind of attack threatens our national security interests by violating well-established international norms against the use of chemical weapons, by further threatening friends and allies of ours in the region like israel and turkey and jordan, and it increases the risk that chemical weapons will be used in the future and fall into the hands of terrorists who might use them against us. >> earlier, secretary of state, john kerry told the nation, the united states knows the syrian government used chemical weapons on its own people and will take action. kerry said the chemical attack killed at least 1,439 people. 426 of them children. he said it's important that the united states and other nations respond. >> it malters because a lot of other countries whose policies challenge these international norms are wat
within the last half-hour, president obama said he has not decided what action to take against syria in response to the u.s. conclusion that it has used chemical weapons. >> we cannot accept a world where women and children and innocent civilians are gassed on a terrible scale. this kind of attack threatens our national security interests by violating well-established international norms against the use of chemical weapons, by further threatening friends and allies of ours in the region...
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there are problems if we don't take action. >> reporter: president obama has said any u.s. military intervention in syria would be limited and tailored. danielle nottingham, cbs news, the white house. >> again just moments ago, president obama saying syria's alleged use of chemical weapons threatens national security interests. the president says he is weighing limited action in syria. we also got updated numbers from the white house. more than 1400 were killed by the attack, 426 of those were children. >>> and a live look now at the big board on the final trading day of the month. invests are paying close attention to talk of a military strike in syria. right now you can see the dow is down about 25 points. >>> investigators in san jose are looking into two officer- involved shootings within four hours of each other overnight. the first happened at king road and alum rock avenue around 1 a.m. the second at west san carlos and lincoln avenue. kpix 5's cate caugiran joins us live with the latest on what happened. cate. >> reporter: we are at that second location. san jose po
there are problems if we don't take action. >> reporter: president obama has said any u.s. military intervention in syria would be limited and tailored. danielle nottingham, cbs news, the white house. >> again just moments ago, president obama saying syria's alleged use of chemical weapons threatens national security interests. the president says he is weighing limited action in syria. we also got updated numbers from the white house. more than 1400 were killed by the attack, 426 of...
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obama considers the u.s. response to syria's alleged use of chemical weapons on its people, the washington institute and state discussion on syrian opposition groups. analysts discussed syrian military opposition. >> if i can have your attention, i am the director of research at the washington institute for mayor -- middle east policy. i will start with a logistical note. please follow my example and turn your cellphone off. it interferes with reception even if you put it on stun. i am pleased to see that we of august, adepths pretty nice turn out. this is a location we are using what our conference facilities are being rebuilt. i hope i will see some of you here on tuesday. we will also have an event about hezbollah's global reach. there is a book by that name be released on tuesday. this eventre holding in association with a study we will be releasing shortly. it is a study about syria's military opposition. it is written by three authors from the washington institute. we have advance copies of this study,
obama considers the u.s. response to syria's alleged use of chemical weapons on its people, the washington institute and state discussion on syrian opposition groups. analysts discussed syrian military opposition. >> if i can have your attention, i am the director of research at the washington institute for mayor -- middle east policy. i will start with a logistical note. please follow my example and turn your cellphone off. it interferes with reception even if you put it on stun. i am...
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we just heard from president obama. let me just get your initial reaction to what we just heard from president obama. >> well, it's very clear that while he says the, quote, decision has not been made, that's pretty much term of art. the intelligence assessment said there was a high degree of confidence that this chemical attack was launched by the syrian regime and that more than 1400 people died, including 426 children. high degree of confidence means just about absolute certain in the way the intelligence community gives these assessm t assessmen assessments. there's no gap there in terms of what they in the administration believe happened. and those in congress who have seen this assessment, including the leadership who were briefed on it last night, tended to agree for the most part, including some of the president's critics, they don't agree that there's been enough consultation so far, but there's very little disagreement over the evidence itself. that said, i think as soon as those weapons inspectors are out of
we just heard from president obama. let me just get your initial reaction to what we just heard from president obama. >> well, it's very clear that while he says the, quote, decision has not been made, that's pretty much term of art. the intelligence assessment said there was a high degree of confidence that this chemical attack was launched by the syrian regime and that more than 1400 people died, including 426 children. high degree of confidence means just about absolute certain in the...
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unless obama is this going to roll over and say, i made a mistake. i don't think that's going to happen. that's number one. number two, i'm glad you raised the issue because it means you are involved in the future of our country, and i think that is admirable. i think mike lee, marco rubio, the purest of intentions. i think they are dead wrong on tactics. and if you will recall, we had a government shut down in 1996, and we lost 15 seats in an off-year election when we should have added 150. you're missing my point. you're missing my point. that is not my excuse for doing it. but my reason for not embracing their strategy is i am 100 percent convinced it won't work, and let me explain why. let's say we carry out the full strategy. what do you think is going to happen to of the week need, soft spines members of the republican conference of which i am not one? after around three or four weeks , if it is another election i will go get reelected. and that is exactly what will happen, so we will have gone through all this exercise, not accomplished our go
unless obama is this going to roll over and say, i made a mistake. i don't think that's going to happen. that's number one. number two, i'm glad you raised the issue because it means you are involved in the future of our country, and i think that is admirable. i think mike lee, marco rubio, the purest of intentions. i think they are dead wrong on tactics. and if you will recall, we had a government shut down in 1996, and we lost 15 seats in an off-year election when we should have added 150....
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obama told us repeatedly that the tide of war is receding. this year he grandly declared that the entire war on terror must end. if he wants tomahawks to fly, he better have a good reason. tell it to the american people and get the support of representatives in congress the way george w. bush did for both the afghanistan and iraq wars. lauren, you know, this president often called the iraq war, the dumb war. >> well here he is in a very difficult spot. he was elected on the fact that he would slow down those wars, eventually grind them to a halt and now he is in the position of sending a message to assad by these missiles, not ground troops, but sending a message that we will not tolerate chemical warfare. so he is really, having to face becoming a hawk and the problem here i think, the media coverage of this is that the media was burned at the iraq war. they were given false information and ran with it and i think that there is a reluctance this time for people to say, yes, we need to go forward and we need to go forward very strongly. jon:
obama told us repeatedly that the tide of war is receding. this year he grandly declared that the entire war on terror must end. if he wants tomahawks to fly, he better have a good reason. tell it to the american people and get the support of representatives in congress the way george w. bush did for both the afghanistan and iraq wars. lauren, you know, this president often called the iraq war, the dumb war. >> well here he is in a very difficult spot. he was elected on the fact that he...
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official now says president obama is prepared to go it alone. this after that stunning rejection by our major ally, britain, not to take part in any kind of assault. the secretary of state john kerry is expected to discuss the syrian crisis at the state department live in about 90 minutes and we're going to bring that to you just as soon as it gets under way right here on cnn. this may be when officials release the declassified intelligence on syria's suspected use of chemical weapons last week. a u.s. official who has seen the intel report says that syrian president bashar al assad was in fact behind that attack on the civilians. we've got this rapidly developing story covered on all angles. we're going to start at the white house with jim acosta. the president has been busy with the national security council. what do we know from these meetings? >> we know that the president is meeting with the national security council here at the white house and arriving at the white house earlier this morning and then as you mentioned, ashleigh, ke arry wil
official now says president obama is prepared to go it alone. this after that stunning rejection by our major ally, britain, not to take part in any kind of assault. the secretary of state john kerry is expected to discuss the syrian crisis at the state department live in about 90 minutes and we're going to bring that to you just as soon as it gets under way right here on cnn. this may be when officials release the declassified intelligence on syria's suspected use of chemical weapons last...
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facility president obama gives that order, the law requires him to give 48 hours' notice. a former u.n. ambassador says president obama should wait for other countries to get on board with the military strike. >> otherwise, he hands a propaganda victory, saying very few countries support the united states with these strikes. >> reporter: they anticipate releasing the results from syria tomorrow. the u.n. could issue a resolution then recommending military action against syria. live in washington, kyla campbell, ktvu channel 2 news >>> the irs will allow same-sex couples legally married to file tax returns as married even if the state they currently live in does not recognize same-sex marriage. this comes after the u.s. supreme court invalidated portions of the doma act in june. >>> we're getting to hear new recordings of 911 calls after the boston marathon bol -- bombings. >> would you notify all of the hospitals the potential need for mass casualty help? >> there were calls made by the police and by the public right after two bombs hidden inside pressure cookers went off.
facility president obama gives that order, the law requires him to give 48 hours' notice. a former u.n. ambassador says president obama should wait for other countries to get on board with the military strike. >> otherwise, he hands a propaganda victory, saying very few countries support the united states with these strikes. >> reporter: they anticipate releasing the results from syria tomorrow. the u.n. could issue a resolution then recommending military action against syria. live...
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. >> a major setback for president obama. british lawmakers have voted against military intervention in syria. >> u.n. investigators are expected to leave saturday. >> without question congress should vote on this. >> the nfl has agreed to pay $765 million to settle a lawsuit over concussion-related injuries. >> most of it is compensation for retired players who suffered brain injuries. >> everyone knew there was going to come a day of reckoning. >> the justice department announced it will not stop colorado or washington state from implementing their laws to legalize marijuana. >> marijuana consumers can really sleep a little easier tonight. >> fast food workers in dozens of american cities walked off the job. >> hold the burgers, hold the fries, make our wages super sized. >> wild weather striking parts of southern california. >> torrential rains caused mudslides and power lines. >> two kittens shut down the new york city subway system for hours. they got away from their owner in brooklyn. >> you just kind of want the nypd t
. >> a major setback for president obama. british lawmakers have voted against military intervention in syria. >> u.n. investigators are expected to leave saturday. >> without question congress should vote on this. >> the nfl has agreed to pay $765 million to settle a lawsuit over concussion-related injuries. >> most of it is compensation for retired players who suffered brain injuries. >> everyone knew there was going to come a day of reckoning. >> the...
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president obama, weighing his options right now. congress has been briefed. and white house officials now saying that the surprise vote in great britain is not going to stop the u.s. from acting. preparations for a strike taking place right now. >> we have full coverage starting this morning with abc's jim avila, who is at the white house with the reaction to that stunning vote in parliament last night. >> reporter: good morning, elizabeth. overnight, just as the president's people were briefing congress on their case against syria, telling the senators and the congresspeople, in fact, even if america has to act alone, america must respond. just before the white house began its briefing, stunning news from america's staunchest ally. britain is out. parliament rejected the prime minister's motion to intervene. and voted against any military action against syria. >> it is clear to me that the british parliament, reflecting the views of the british people. does not want to see british military reaction. i get that. and the government will act accordingly. >> rep
president obama, weighing his options right now. congress has been briefed. and white house officials now saying that the surprise vote in great britain is not going to stop the u.s. from acting. preparations for a strike taking place right now. >> we have full coverage starting this morning with abc's jim avila, who is at the white house with the reaction to that stunning vote in parliament last night. >> reporter: good morning, elizabeth. overnight, just as the president's people...
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to according to a new poll 44% of americans disapprove in the job obama's doing in handling this situation, and lawmakers are voicing their own concerns following a briefing. andrea mitchell, good morning. >> good morning. the white house shared intelligence with top members of congress but only by telephone leaving many wondering and wanting a lot more detail on this mission. even though the white house does plan to go it alone without a key ally. >> reporter: as protesters outside demonstrated against any military action against syria, inside, the national security team scrambled to build support for targeted strikes, briefing key members of congress by telephone thursday night. defense secretary hagel called in from the philippines. the president did not join the call. >> i was really disappointed in that. one of the things that has really bothered me is the president drawing a red line without knowing, in his mind, what he would do if he crossed the red line. >> i do think he needs to come up and consult with congress. again, you know, a few phone calls and those kinds of things, you h
to according to a new poll 44% of americans disapprove in the job obama's doing in handling this situation, and lawmakers are voicing their own concerns following a briefing. andrea mitchell, good morning. >> good morning. the white house shared intelligence with top members of congress but only by telephone leaving many wondering and wanting a lot more detail on this mission. even though the white house does plan to go it alone without a key ally. >> reporter: as protesters outside...
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genocideothing but being committed by barack obama. these dangerous weapons, these chemical weapons to al qaeda and when they kill assade he blames bashar al- for these chemical attacks when andd has nothing to gain everything to use by using chemical weapons. this business is ongoing. we have lost too many americans over the years by these fraudulent false flag operations and this time they stop now. barack obama, hillary clinton, and john kerry are international war criminals and should be tried in a court of law for genocide against humanity. host: we appreciate all of your calls this afternoon. expressedollande readiness friday to push ahead for plans to strike syria using chemical weapons despite the british parliament's rejection. in an interview published today, he said the chemical massacre of damascus cannot and must not remain unpunished. the last day of their probe into the alleged attack. john kerry laid out the case for action against the government when he spoke to the media after a meeting with the president and his nati
genocideothing but being committed by barack obama. these dangerous weapons, these chemical weapons to al qaeda and when they kill assade he blames bashar al- for these chemical attacks when andd has nothing to gain everything to use by using chemical weapons. this business is ongoing. we have lost too many americans over the years by these fraudulent false flag operations and this time they stop now. barack obama, hillary clinton, and john kerry are international war criminals and should be...
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president barack obama is willing to act on his own. senior administration officials briefed more than 25 u.s. lawmakers in a conference call last night. they told members of congress they have intercepted communications from the syrian government ordering a chemical weapons attack. 1300 people were killed last week including women and children. the united nations inspectors are still in syria. what they are doing and how it would impact the military strike. i'm working on that story for you at 7:15. >>> budget cuts in the nation's capitol has some scientists trying to decide if they want to move out of the country. a new study shows the majority of scientists are getting less federal help for their research than they were three years ago. nearly 20% of scientists are considering moving overseas to continue their research. >>> another new study shows testing by the navy could be putting marine animal lives at risk. they looked at training plans for waters off the east coast, southern california, and hawaii over the next five years. the
president barack obama is willing to act on his own. senior administration officials briefed more than 25 u.s. lawmakers in a conference call last night. they told members of congress they have intercepted communications from the syrian government ordering a chemical weapons attack. 1300 people were killed last week including women and children. the united nations inspectors are still in syria. what they are doing and how it would impact the military strike. i'm working on that story for you at...